SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Office for Budget Responsibility

Status of Office

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1

The functions of the Office are to be exercised on behalf of the Crown.

2

For the purposes of any civil proceedings arising out of those functions—

a

the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 applies to the Office as if it were a government department, and

b

the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857 applies to it as if it were a public department.

3

The Office's property is to be regarded as held on behalf of the Crown.